Job 8:9
“(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee,.... That is, the men of the former age, and their fathers before them, Job is…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For we are but of yesterday - That is, we are of short life. We have had but few opportunities of observation compared…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 8:8-19
Bildad here discourses very well on the sad catastrophe of hypocrites and evil-doers and the fatal period of all their…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 8:8-19
The moral wisdom of the ancients
Bildad, having laid down his moral principle, invites Job to reflect that it is a…
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